Definition of Acceptor

1. Noun. (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound

2. Noun. The person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures.
Generic synonyms: Drawee

Definition of Acceptor

1. n. One who accepts

Definition of Acceptor

1. Noun. One who accepts. ¹

2. Noun. (context: legal commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted. ¹

3. Noun. (context: chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond. ¹

4. Noun. (context: physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acceptor

1. accepter [n -S] - See also: accepter

Medical Definition of Acceptor

1. A compound that will take up a chemical group (e.g., an amine group, a methyl group, a carbamoyl group) from another compound (the donor); under the action of alanine transaminase, l-glutamic acid is an amine donor while pyruvic acid is an amine acceptor. Origin: L. Ac-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to accept (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acceptor

acceptee
acceptees
accepter
accepters
acceptest
accepteth
acceptilation
acceptilations
accepting
acceptingly
acceptingness
acceptingnesses
acception
acceptions
acceptive
acceptor (current term)
acceptor RNA
acceptor control
acceptor site
acceptor splicing site
acceptors
acceptour
accepts
acces pernicieux
access code
access codes
access control
access control list
access control lists

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